Dussur, the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company, has agreed to buy a stake in Italian specialty additives manufacturer Italmatch Chemicals from private equity...
Lonza has signed a definitive agreement to divest its Specialty Ingredients business to Bain Capital and Cinven for an enterprise value of CHF 4.2 billion.
03.04.2017
- In the drive to reach growth objectives, or to maintain and enhance “critical mass”, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) has been a theme for the chemical distribution industry for years...
23.03.2016
- US private equity firm Bain Capital has sold its remaining 7.9% stake in Netherlands-based specialty chemicals distributor IMCD. Bain placed 4.2 million shares, priced at €31.25...
04.12.2015
- Dutch distribution company IMCD has agreed to buy Brazilian pharmaceutical distributor Selectchemie. The portfolio of the Sao Paulo-based company with 43 employees and revenues of...
28.09.2015
- Kraton Performance Polymers has offered to acquire pine chemicals producer Arizona Chemical Company in a deal that could exceed $1.2 billion including debt, according to news...
07.05.2013
- A new generation of drug industry chief executives is stepping up plans to restructure their businesses by divesting slower-growing and maturing operations, opening up new...
16.05.2012
- Chemicals maker DuPont has shortlisted four potential buyers for its car paint business after evaluating revised offers received on April 30, according to people familiar with the...